So, this amazing hurricane has essentially parked itself just east of Freeport in the Bahamas.  Showing one mph progress to the west until the 5 pm advisory, when it went stationary.  This is really good news for us, because the longer it is parked, the more time there is for the high in the Atlantic to break down, allowing for a northerly track, which should take it clear of us.  We are the little blue dot in the photo above, experiencing some winds in the 15-20 mph range while we enjoy an evening libation out on the back deck.

Beautiful morning walk on the beach this morning, which included a brief squall moving in off the ocean.  The seas are running in the 8-10 foot range all day, with higher waves for tomorrow and Wednesday.  Swimming and surfing prohibitive.  We met several of our regular walkers this morning, and all said they intended to stay, unless the track indicates a more westward turn.  Beach people are a special bunch.  It’s not bravado or foolhardiness; it’s attunement, a sympathetic relationship.  It grows on you, almost unawares, until one day, when you step back and look, you find that you are not only governed by the weather and cycles of this extraordinary place, but an integral part of it.   Hard to understand, I guess, unless you live here.

Anyway, we really want to stay.  Hoping for a definitive north turn later tonight or early tomorrow.